O’Connor / Revelation
I found Mrs. Turpin was a little too concerned about the different so called classes of people. She calls herself a good Christian woman who works hard and helps anyone she sees no matter what class they were. What Mrs. Turpin failed to realize was that in the eyes of Jesus we are all the same. Jesus does not see color, or clothing styles, or for that matter what we look like or how much money we have. Mrs. Turpin was very condemning upon other people who may not have had the means and up bringing that she had. This attitude makes Mrs. Turpin somewhat of a hypocrite.
At first I respected Mrs. Turpin for the way she treated others. I soon came to realize just how ugly of a person Mrs. Turpin was. She acted as though she could do no wrong but in essence she was judging others and condemning them because of their color or financial status. When I was able to see this side of Mrs. Turpin I did not like her as much as I did in the beginning of the story.
Mary Grace the so called ugly daughter of the so called white trash woman gave Mrs. Turpin a wake- up call. I am not quite sure why it happened the way it did but everything happens for a reason. Mary Grace referred to Mrs. Turpin as an old ugly warthog from Hell I believe she did this to show Mrs. Turpin just how ugly she really was in her thinking. Mrs. Turpin could not get the words out of her mind. She later went to clean the pig parlor and called God out. Mrs. Turpin demanded to know why she was sent this message. God then went forward with a vision of coloreds and white trash going before people of her class. I believe that this finally brought to light why this happened to her.
I didn't look at the story the way you did but after reading your blog I feel eh same. Mre. Turpin had me at first. She seemed smart, repsectful lady that cared about others. As soon as she enters that waiting room and checks things out she starts judging others. I have seen christian people this way before and it really makes me mad. DON'T JUDGE OTHERS which Mrs. Turpin does all through out he story. I felt sorry for her after what the girl did to her but I guess people eventually get what they deserve.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in what one doe's and says will come back around weather it bad or good. Mrs. Turpin was wrong in helping others than judge than for what they had or did not have. Mary Grace in turn also done the same as Mrs. Turpin when she referred to her as an old ugly warthog.
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